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Chalk drawing of a spiky vine coiling around a cup, with white wind lines on grey paper.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Bitter Cup

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Charcoal drawing of a workman in a straw hat climbing a ladder while carrying a large woven basket on his back.

Workman on a Ladder

Henri Martin, 1940

Pencil sketch of layered coastal headlands and distant mountains, labeled Ida, Patroclus, Achilles, and Entering the Dardanel

Dardanelles

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a young boy in a white robe standing with clasped hands against a shaded background.

Choir Boy

Belle Silveira, 1890

Seated woman in blue drapes with a tragedy mask, laurel wreath and trumpet beside her, framed by an arched gilded border.

Muse of Tragedy

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a camp stool, a bedstead with animal-shaped legs, and a seated figure beside a small stand.

Campstool/Beadstand

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of a moonlit marsh at night with reeds, reflective water, a glowing moon and a small wooden structure.

Marshes in New Jersey

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Brown and white chalk drawing of allegorical figures with an owl, a pillar, and a handwritten Rubaiyat verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Divorce of Reason

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone city wall with an arched niche, a cobbled path, a tree, and distant hills.

Wall of Zareh, Damascus

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pen and ink drawing of Independence Hall in Philadelphia with its clock tower, flagpole, trees and street scene.

Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Chestnut Street

Ernest C. Peixotto

Drawing of dancing draped women holding a garland of stars above a verse block, bordered by ivy and clouds with haloed heads.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Omar's Horoscope

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of Naples harbor with a red lighthouse, moored ships, sailing boats, and a dark stormy sky over the coast.

Naples from the Moli

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Sepia wash drawing of a wooden bridge over a calm river with two rowboats on the bank and trees along the far shore.

Washington Crossing

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Bowed woman in dark dress with a young girl on a dirt road under an orange dusk sky.

Refugees

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, 1910

Pencil sketch of rocky mountain ledges and slopes with sparse vegetation, inscribed "Sinai from Horeb".

Sinai from Horeb

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a lion and lioness on a stone ledge above a sleeping figure, with a handwritten verse panel in the center

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a female torso in outline on yellowed paper, with simple contour lines for breasts, waist and hips.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore (Torso of Venus)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a tomb entrance beside an ancient Egyptian boat, with a standing figure, serpents and hieroglyphs.

Entrance of Tomb of Kings, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and crayon drawing of a tall pine tree with drooping gray branches and blue accents on pale paper.

Pine Tree

Joseph Stella, 1910

Pencil sketch of rugged mountains, pine trees and a winding creek in a valley, inscribed on the Soda Butte creek.

On the Soda Butte Creek

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil sketch of two robed men seated indoors, one in a hooded cloak and one smoking a long pipe.

Bedouin

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor and ink drawing of a nude woman with red hair seated on a bed, one arm extended, purple drape behind her.

Female Nude Resting on Knees on Bed

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a horse head, horse legs and hooves, and a rider on horseback.

(Studies--figures, log, horse and rider, etc.)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch with green accents of a rocky landscape, trees, and a grotto entrance on a hillside.

Exterior of Grotto, Aldberg

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil drawing of angular abstract nudes arranged in framed panels, with a large central standing figure.

Group of Abstract Nudes

Painted decorative panel of a gold-robed woman with cherubs, lilies and a winged bird within an ornate Art Nouveau border.

Easter Greetings

Walter Shirlaw, 1890

Pencil sketch of Constantinople's fortified waterfront with towers, minarets and two sailing boats on the water.

Constantinople

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and chalk drawing of a boy holding a conch shell to his ear beside handwritten verses, with leaves swirling below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Present Listening to the Voices of the Past

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's head with closed eyes and short hair on cream paper, signed in the lower right corner.

Head #9

Pencil sketch of ruined stone columns, a carved capital and fallen architectural blocks, inscribed Carnac, Feb. 2, 1864.

Carnac, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg